The Israeli military said a truck driver opened fire at an Israeli border crossing between the occupied West Bank and Jordan, killing three Israeli guards before being “eliminated” by security forces, AFP reports.

The deadly shooting at the Allenby Bridge Crossing, also known as King Hussein Crossing, comes amid surging violence in the West Bank, with major Israeli military raids and attacks by Palestinians.

The military said “a terrorist” reached the area of the crossing, in the Jordan Valley, in a truck “from Jordan”.

The driver “exited the truck and opened fire at Israeli security forces operating at the bridge”, a military statement said.

“Three Israeli civilians were pronounced dead as a result of the attack,” the military said, later clarifying to AFP that they were “working as security guards” and not part of the army or police forces.

The attacker was shot dead by forces, the military added.

Jordan’s interior minister said authorities in Amman were “investigating the incident”, and a Jordanian security source told AFP that the crossing’s Jordanian side had been closed.